Advanced thinker, Influencer, Enlightened are honorary titles that will never be associated with me. But I’m not keeping score as I’m satisfied with the way my life has unfolded and have no regrets about the choices I’ve made.
I’d love to be more outgoing, smarter, tech-savvy, and enlightened, but for now, a simpleton, happy-go-lucky, happy for no reason, and wisher of miracles, are the ones I choose for myself. Notice how the word happy fits right in there. This is not a cry for attention, foofaraw, or buffoonery, but I want to believe that there are far more of us, content with such a title that comes with no accolades or praise.
I love a person with advanced thinking. They were put in our midst for a good reason, and so today, I wish to talk to you about Albert Einstein, and the question that he believed is the most important question we can ask ourselves.
Is this a Friendly Universe?
That is the question, my friends.
Are you asking, or have you ever asked yourself that question? THE Most Important Question! I have.
At the intro, I offered my credential. In a minute, I’ll tell you my criteria for arriving at my answer to that question. And while I will ask you not to expect fanfare to follow my reply, I ask that you come down to my level and consider the simplicity of how I do it.
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Some harbor beliefs that the universe
- is out to get them;
- conspiring to bring them down;
- out to make them look and feel small.
- “Nothing benevolent about this universe,” they say.
Indeed, there are horrible and devastating things happening in our world today. There’s injustice, famine, death, suffering, the opioid epidemic, covid-19, political unrest, and a whole lot more.
When we consider these occurrences, it’s easy to reply with an emphatic NO to the question above.
- These things are real,
- No amount of faking will make them seem less so
- It’s just not fair
So, NO, this is not a friendly universe, some conclude. Is your thinking aligned with that kind of reasoning? That’s your choice as everyone’s entitled to their opinion, which any psychologist will tell you has its roots in our upbringing’s environment.
But tell me, how does seeing the situation in such a way make you feel? Lost? Disillusioned? Fearful? How…?
And your health, how does seeing reality for what it is, affect your health and state of mind?
Answering NO to the above question makes me feel lost, disillusioned, and most of all, fearful. I do not like that feeling; a NO response scares me.
What valid argument could people who answer YES to the question have, though? One would need to be blind not to see all these horrendous things wrong with the world.
Call me Naive
I answer a resounding yes, to that question.
Yes, this is a friendly universe.
Why I choose to respond this way has plenty to do with this Albert Einstein quote but not as much as the way the words make me feel. In case you skipped the link above, let me list the vital section. I assure you, you don’t want to miss this:
“For if we decide that the universe is an unfriendly place, then we will use our technology, our scientific discoveries, and our natural resources to achieve safety and power by creating bigger walls to keep out the unfriendliness and bigger weapons to destroy all that which is unfriendly and I believe that we are getting to a place where technology is powerful enough that we may either completely isolate or destroy ourselves as well in this process.
“If we decide that the universe is neither friendly nor unfriendly and that God is essentially ‘playing dice with the universe’, then we are simply victims to the random toss of the dice, and our lives have no real purpose or meaning.
“But if we decide that the universe is a friendly place, then we will use our technology, our scientific discoveries, and our natural resources to create tools and models for understanding that universe. Because power and safety will come through understanding its workings and its motives.”
“God does not play dice with the universe,”
–Albert Einstein
I do not wish to turn this probing into a philosophical discussion, nor a religious one. I’m not smart enough nor enlightened enough to take you on that way. I’m much too ordinary for more, but I’d like to tell you why I embrace this idea from a thinker with whom I could never compare.
It’s all about feeling.
In short, I happen to love the way the idea makes me feel.
When I think of people like Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein; Marianne Williamson, Pam Grout, the Dalai Lama; Thich Nhat Hanh, Oprah, Eckhart Tolle; the sages and saints, and enlightened people of the past and present, who share the belief that the universe is a friendly place, I like the way how what they say makes me feel. I want to align my thinking with theirs.
When I see or hear about these people in videos or books, I cannot help but notice the radiance that emanates from them. These people look ‘at peace,’ happy. I see in them a relaxed and trusting attitude about life. And Selma wants some of the radiance and joy they already possess. Simple but true.
I’ve read enough about these people to know that they use happiness as a guiding principle in their experiments on the universe from which all life comes. Silly as this might sound, that’s the feeling I’m after.
Happiness, the state of joy, is what I’m after in all my pursuits.
Yes, I see the injustices, the suffering, and all that pain is also my pain. These things should not be happening. But I believe that by calling forth the peace and happiness that resides in me, I’m helping to align the universe’s frequency in a positive way.
I also believe that the joy of my happiness, which is bathed in gratefulness and acceptance, will reach the people who need to feel a sense of peace and joy the most. And this is why I choose to reply to The Most Important Question the way I do.
This IS a Friendly Universe. If we want to sprinkle the world with friendliness, happiness, and love, we must first cultivate those feelings in our hearts, we need to believe in its existence and manifest.
What are your criteria for choosing what you believe? More importantly, do those beliefs bring you happiness? If they don’t, please find a way to cultivate new ones, for all the emotions, thinks and vibrations we send out into the world will rebound, come back to bless us, or haunt us. But don’t bet on the words of someone like me; there’s a science to back this up. Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research is a fascinating place to look.
“The majority of our interactions with others occur in the nonphysical realm. Whether or not you’re aware, you and I connect to one magnificent database of energy. And in that database, you and I are always exchanging energy, not only with those in our inner circle but with every other living being on planet earth. We are one human race connected merely by existing on this planet.
Some social media and apps provide videotelephony and online chat services. True, but there’s still more. Each of us is equally empowered in the nonphysical connectivity we share.”
Thank you, Albert, Sir, for the way you make this simple girl feel. I genuinely believe our universe is a friendly place.
What do you believe, dear reader? I hope you’d spend some time pondering the most important question you can ask yourself and that your criteria for choosing bring you joy, peace of mind, and encouragement to pass the idea on to the next generation.
Credits: Image by David Mark from Pixabay
THANK YOU FOR READING.
I Wish You Miracles.
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Selma, I too believe the Universe is a friendly place. This was a powerful message in which you developed it from Einstein’s quotes quite well. Your best piece I have read. Wishing you and everyone Miracles.
Hey, Randy. Glad you came and glad also that you and I meet with the same conclusion about this beautiful Universe we live in. We live in a friendly place.
Thanks for the Comment. I bless you, Randy.
I love the quote from Einstein about God not playing dice with the universe. He’s a very interesting man. He believed in God the way he viewed God through nature and, as you say, miracles.
You are far from simple, my dear friend.
You are the bestest for reading that long essay. Thank you so much. 🤗